Possible shark attack occurs at Village Beach
AMITY - Following the death of Christine Watson Sunday night, 10-year-old Alex Kitner appears to have been killed in a vicious and unprovoked shark attack off the waters of Village Beach today.
Kitner, who was visiting the beach with his mother Marion Kitner, had asked his mother for ten more minutes in the water before grabbing a yellow rubber float and running into the ocean, according to several witnesses.
He had been floating on the raft at crowded Village Beach around 2 p.m. when the apparent attack occurred. Several children were close by in the water at the time of the attack.
Beach goers heard screams from the children and witnessed commotion in the water, running to the edge in search of their children.
Kitner’s damaged raft floated ashore shortly after the incident with what appeared to be a giant bite taken out of it and bloodied water surrounding it. His body, however, has not been recovered.
Kitner’s mother, who was at the beach at the time of her son’s disappearance, is being treated for shock at Amity General Hospital, where she is in fair condition.
A black Labrador retriever, named Pippet, has also been reported missing.
There were no other injuries.
Amity Police Chief Martin Brody believes the Watson death may be linked to the possible shark activities in the vicinity of Amity. The investigation into the incidents is ongoing.
A special meeting will be held by the mayor, police chief, and the Amity Board of Selectmen at 6 p.m. today in Town Hall to discuss Police Chief Brody’s plan to close the beaches on July 4, the Kitner family reward of $3,000 for capture of perpetrators, and the offer by fisherman Ben Quint to hunt down the shark thought to be the perpetrator of this tragic incident.
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